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Essay
Cahokia: A Pre-Columbian American City
Almost a thousand years ago, American Indians built a city along the Mississippi River in the middle of North America. Located opposite modern-day St. Louis, Missouri, this city is called Cahokia by archaeologists, and it was as large in its day as New York and Philadelphia before...
Glossary Term – Event
Rise of Mississippian culture
Mississippian culture grew in the southern Mississippi River Valley. The Mississippian American Indians were farmers and mound builders, and the culture spread along rivers through modern-day central and eastern North America. Some aspects of Mississippian life grew out of earlier regional cultures, but the Mississippians were also largely influenced by contact with Mayan and Zapotec traders.
Glossary Term – Place
Cahokia
The city of Cahokia was a major prehistoric city located near what is now St. Louis, Missouri. The practice of mound building began at Cahokia, which was likely the largest and most important center of Hopewell culture. The city peaked ca. 1100–1200.